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TEACHER’S GUIDE
FRENCH SET 2
Founder and Series Creator: Germaine Choe
Illustrator: Nancy Meyers
Series Editor & French Editor: Nathan Lutz
French Teacher’s Guide Authors: Jennifer Brunk and Nathan Lutz
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Language Together® French for Kids Set 2 introduces 100 new thematic vocabulary
words, 50+ high frequency words, and useful phrases in a story-based format. The
series is designed for beginners in preschool or early elementary school (approximately
3 to 8 years old) and for native and non-native speakers. The books support
communication, pre-reading, and review activities, and are designed for flexible use.
In this Teacher’s Guide, we provide suggestions and integrated activities for using Set
Two that support ACTFL World Readiness Standards for Learning Languages.
French for Kids Set Two includes:
• 10 readers (16 pages each) in French with English translation at the back
• Online audio (narrated by native French speakers).
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I. SET 2 GUIDE
A. Reading the Stories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
B. Receptive Vocabulary Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
C. Productive Vocabulary Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
D. Extension Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
II. BOOK GUIDES
A. Un cadeau-mystère . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
B. Regarde-moi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
C. Délicieux!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
D. Le goûter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
E. Surprise!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
F. Une étoile est née . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
G. Une belle journée . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
H. Quand je serai grand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
I. Cache-cache. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
J. Bonne nuit!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
III. SUPPORTED THEMES
Chart of Supported Themes in Sets 1 and 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
IV. APPENDIX
A. Teaching Objectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
B. ACTFL World Readiness Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
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This section features activities and tips that can be used across all 10 books in Set 2.
Several activities require picture cards. Use pictures you have in your classroom or
have students draw a set.
A. READING THE STORIES
BEFORE YOU READ:
• Show students the cover of the book.
• Read the title.
• Ask students what they see on the cover. Repeat and expand on their answers,
pointing to the picture.
READING EACH STORY:
• Read the story aloud.
• Read slowly.
• Point to pictures to clarify the meaning of the text.
• Use expression and gestures to enhance the meaning of the story.
• If you are using the Online Audio languagetogether.com/online/french2, show
students the illustrations and point to clarify the meaning of the text as you
listen to the audio.
• Read the story a second time, asking questions to reinforce the theme vocabulary.
Ask “Where is/are?” questions that students can answer by pointing. Ask “How
many?” questions that students can answer by pointing and counting.
• Use the Online Audio for independent reading. You can do this before or after any of
the activities.
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B. RECEPTIVE VOCABULARY ACTIVITIES
Students need to hear new vocabulary repeatedly. Choose several of the following
activities to reinforce the vocabulary from each story before doing the Productive
Activities.
1. Listen and Move
Choose four pictures of theme vocabulary and put one picture in each corner of the
room. Divide the class into groups of 4-5 students and give each group a number.
Instruct each group to move to a different place by naming the French word. For
example, “Group 1, look for the sun.” “Group 2, find the tree.” Add more vocabulary
words if space allows, or change the words after a few rounds.
2. Which Do You Like More?
Choose two theme vocabulary words and ask the class which they like more. Students
show their preference by moving to one side of the room or the other.
For example, stand facing the class and ask, “Do you prefer to swim or run?”
Use actions or pictures to support your question if necessary.
Then, repeat “swim” and point to one side of the room. Repeat “run” and point to the
other side. Students move to the side of the room that represents their answer.
Before you play this game, explain to students that they have to make a decision for
each question. There are no right or wrong answers, but they have to choose.
3. Listen and Find (Pair Work)
Each student has access to the online audio narration. One student selects a page
without showing the other student and plays the audio. The partner listens, finds the
page, and plays the audio to check for accuracy.
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page in the book.
SET 1 ACTIVITIES:
The following activities are included in the Set 1 Teacher’s Guide, but are also
applicable for Set 2:
1. Questions Answered by Pointing or Repeating
Ask questions using the theme vocabulary that students can answer by pointing or
repeating:
• “Where is…?” Place pictures of the theme vocabulary around the room. Students
answer by pointing.
• ”Who has…?” Give students picture cards to hold up. Ask “Who has the fork?” If
students can’t answer, provide a choice: “Maria or Joe?”
• Yes-no questions. “Does Amanda have the spoon?”
• Choice questions. “Is it a fork or a spoon?” “Does Amanda have the fork or the
spoon?”
2. Actions
Invent actions or gestures for each word.
• Do the actions for the students, e.g., Say “I’m sad!” (Do action.) “I’m tired!” (Do
action.)
• Have students do the actions: Say “We’re sad!” (Do action.) “We’re tired!” (Do
action.)
• Once students can recognize the words, ask the students to do the action before
you do it.
• Use the context of the book to do the actions.
• Surprise!: “We’re making a surprise. What do we have?” “We have
scissors.” (Do action.)
• Délicieux!: “What are we cooking?” “We’re cooking eggs.” (Do action.)
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Give students picture cards or make cards as a group activity:
• Students place picture cards in order as you say them: “Put the tree first.” “Next, put
down the sun.”
• When students can place cards down one at a time, give them two or three words at
once to place in the order as you say them: “Put down the sun, the tree and the
leaves.”
4. Identify Illustrations from a Description
Ask students “What page?” with a description of the illustration. Students locate the
page and answer with the page number. For example, with Cache-cache, you can ask,
“What page is the bed on?”
5. Bingo
Students lay out nine picture cards randomly in a 3 x 3 grid. Call out vocabulary words
and students will place markers on the cards. The first student to have three in a row
horizontally, vertically or diagonally wins.
6. Teach with the Online Audio
Using the Online Audio, students take on the role of the teacher. They show the book
and point to pictures of the vocabulary as the audio plays.
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Students need to use new language repeatedly. Choose several of the following
activities to reinforce the vocabulary from each story.
1. NEW Identify Words from Letter Sounds
Display several pictures of theme vocabulary. Tell students to identify which word you
are saying. Pronounce the initial sound in the word slowly and pause. If no one guesses
the word, pronounce the initial sound and the following sound. Continue adding sounds
until a student correctly guesses the picture.
2. NEW Flip Race (Pair Work)
Each student places a pile of 5-10 picture cards face down in front of them. On the
count of three, students flip over the top card and say the word, then flip over the next
card and say the word, placing the second card above the first. The first player to place
all the cards in a vertical line, saying each word, wins.
3. NEW Board Game (Pair or Small Group)
Lay out picture cards to represent the spaces on a game board. Use a small object as a
game token for each player, and roll a die to move around the board. Players say the
pictures on the cards as they move their pieces. If you like, add cards that say “Go back
two spaces,” “Move ahead two spaces,” “Skip a turn,” etc.
SET 1 ACTIVITIES:
1. Questions with Additional Familiar Vocabulary
Open the book and show two illustrations. Ask questions that students can answer
using the theme vocabulary. For example, “What do you use to eat ice cream?” or
“Where do you sleep?” If students are not sure how to respond, provide a choice: “The
fork or the spoon?” or “The bed or the door?”
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Ask students to find a picture in the book based on a characteristic. There will often be
more than one possible answer. For example, for Délicieux! you could ask, “Find a
yellow food in the book. What is it?” or “Find a food you eat with a spoon. What is it?”
3. Choral Sentence Completion
As you read the story aloud to the class, pause at the theme vocabulary. Students
complete the sentence by saying the word as a group.
4. Guess the Drawing
List the theme vocabulary on the board. You can start with a partial set of words. On the
board, draw a small part of a picture. Ask students which word it is. Students guess
once. If they guess wrong, draw a little more and ask again.
5. Order Cards (Pair Work)
Students put picture cards in order as a barrier activity. Each student has a set of cards.
Stand a folder between them so they cannot see each other’s cards.
• One student puts the cards in a line and tells her partner the order. Her partner
listens and places cards in the same order. They lift the barrier to see if the order is
the same.
• Or provide students with a frame: “First, put the___.” “Next, put the___.” “Next, put
the___.”
6. Mystery Card (Pair Work)
This is an information gap activity. Two students play with nine picture cards and a
reference word list or reference set of pictures.
• Remove one card from the set of 10 cards. Place the cards in a pile face down.
Each player takes four cards. The last card remains face down on the table. This is
the mystery card the players are trying to guess.
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hand. For example, “Do you have a newspaper?” If Player B has the card, she
answers “Yes” and puts the card on the table face up. Then, it is Player B’s turn to
ask about a card.
• At any point, if a player asks a question and her opponent answers “No,” she has
discovered the mystery card. The player who asked the question turns over the
mystery card and receives one point. The players mix the cards face down on the
table and begin again.
• The first player to five points wins. If there is an odd number of students, two
students play as a team.
7. The Chain Game (Small Group)
This cumulative game has the structure of, “I’m going on a trip and I’m taking ____.”
Provide an introductory phrase related to the story. For example, for Regarde-moi! use,
“I can ___.” With Délicieux!, use “Let’s cook ___.”
• Place picture cards face down in the center of the small group.
• A student chooses a picture card, displays it, and completes the sentence.
• Each student repeats the list and adds their word.
• For example, one student begins, “Let’s cook chicken.” The next student says, “Let’s
cook chicken and …(draws card and shows it)… vegetables!” The third student says,
“Let’s cook chicken, vegetables…(draws card and shows it)…fish.”
8. Memory with Picture Cards (Pair Work or Small Group)
Play “Memory” by placing cards face down and turning them over to find matching pairs.
Encourage students to say the words for the pictures as they turn over each card.
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Students need repeated opportunities to practice a new language. Choose several of
the following activities to give students additional practice with the vocabulary from each
story.
1. NEW Scavenger Hunt
Put numbers on a set of picture cards and hide the cards around the room. Students
have a piece of paper and number to the number of cards. Students search for the
cards and write the word next to the correct number, leaving the card in place for other
students to find. For example, if a student finds the card with a picture of eggs and the
number 5, the student writes eggs beside the number 5.
2. NEW Question-Answer with Sentence Frames (Pair or Small Group)
On the board, write a question-answer frame related to the story. For example, for
Bonne nuit!, “Is it time to _____ ? Yes, it’s time to _____ .” For Regarde-moi, “Can you
_____ ? Yes, I can _____.”
Turn picture cards face down on the table. Players take turns drawing a card and using
that word to complete the question. The next player answers the question and draws
another card.
SET 1 ACTIVITIES:
1. Ordering with Prepositions
Give students picture cards or make a set of picture cards for the group. Students place
picture cards in order as you give instructions:
• “Put down the bed first.” “Next, put down the chair.”
• Then give instructions to change the placement of the cards: “Put the bed
BETWEEN the chair and the table.” “Put the lamp to the RIGHT of the chair.”
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Students draw an original scene that incorporates 5-10 of the theme vocabulary words.
After drawing their pictures, students describe the picture to a friend or the class.
3. Act It Out
Students work in small groups to create and practice a skit based on the book. Groups
present their skit to the class.
4. Say It Like This
Chorally repeat lines from the book with different expressions and in different voices.
Tell students how to say the sentence, modeling the voice as you give the instruction.
For example:
• “Say it QUIETLY.” (Use a quiet voice to give the instruction.) Students all respond
together.
• Try instructions like: “Say it LOUDLY!” “Say it in an ANGRY voice.” “Say it in a SAD
voice.” “Say it in a HAPPY voice.” “Say it in a BORED voice.” “Say it in a
FRIGHTENED voice.” “SING it!”
• Then use a new sentence from the book.
5. Word Sort
Give students categories and have them sort picture cards. You can do this as a large
or small group. The categories can be related to the meaning. For example:
• “Things you see in a school,” “Things you see in a kitchen,” and “Things you see
outside.”
• Students can also sort according to the number of syllables or they can put cards in
alphabetical order.
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This section features suggested activities tailored to each specific book.
All 10 books in Set Two have Online Audio for independent reading
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A. UN CADEAU-MYSTÈRE! - DELIVERY
1. Enhance Your Lesson
• Collect as many of the objects from the story as you can to use during your lesson.
• Incorporate the idea of a delivery as you begin your vocabulary activities. Have a
box of objects from the story. Pretend someone is at the door or delivered the box
earlier. Hand them out saying “Voici une lettre pour toi!”
2. Integrate Useful Words and Phrases from the inside Front Cover
• C’est quoi? - Incorporate “C’est quoi?” into vocabulary activities when asking
students about pictures.
• Ask
• “How many are there?” questions: “Combien de fleurs y a-t-il?” ; “Combien
de journaux y a-t-il?” ; “Combien de magazines y a-t-il?”
• Use page numbers to ask yes-no questions with “il y a.” À la page 9, “Il y a un
collier?”; “Il y a un chat?”
• Pour toi
• As you deliver the theme word objects to students say “Il y a un/une (noun)
pour toi.”
• Have students exchange objects or picture cards saying “Il y a un/une (noun)
pour toi.”
3. Make a Cultural Connection
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similar or different from your culture. Consider birthdays (l’anniversaire), Christmas (Le
Noël), Children’s Day (la Journée de l’enfance), Epiphany (L’Épiphanie), and Mother’s
Day (la Fête des Mères).
4. Use the Book with Additional Themes
Use the illustrations to practice size comparisons. For example, “Lequel est le plus
grand? Un journal ou une carte?” “Lequel est le plus petit? Un collier ou une pizza?”
B. REGARDE-MOI! - VERBS
1. Enhance Your Lesson
• Invent an action for each verb and do them as a class.
• Show photos of people doing the actions and use the vocabulary to describe the
photos. Photos of athletes from many countries are available online.
2. Integrate Useful Words and Phrases from the Inside Front Cover
• Regarde-moi!: Incorporate “Regarde-moi!” into your vocabulary activities as you
demonstrate the actions for each verb. Say “John, regarde-moi! Je peux courir! Et toi?”
Ask students to respond “oui” and do the action.
• Je peux: Use the introductory phrase “Je peux” when you play The Chain Game
(see Vocabulary Activities, page 10). Use the sentence frame “Je peux. . .et toi?” to
do the Question-Answer with Sentence Frames activity (see Vocabulary Activities,
page 11).
3. Make a Cultural Connection
• The vocabulary includes the verb “danser.” Discuss how many ballet terms come
from French.
• The vocabulary includes the verb “saltar.” Teach a traditional jump rope rhyme such
as “Salade, salade, je suis malade.” Search “chansons corde à sauter” for more.
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mamalisa.com.
4. Use the Book with Additional Themes
• Use the illustrations to review emotions. Ask students to find pages where Mouse or
Turtle is happy, sad, surprised, and scared.
• Use the book as a springboard for discussing different abilities and being kind to
others.
5. Connect to Language Together Set 1
• Review the verb form “J’aime” that was introduced in Bon appétit! in Set 1 by having
students express likes and dislikes with the theme verbs. You can also compare
what they like to do more: “Qu’est-ce que tu aimes faire? Danser ou nager?”
C. DÉLICIEUX! - FOOD
Some children may not be familiar with cheesecake. Talk about the dessert and bring in
a sample if possible.
1. Enhance Your Lesson
Incorporate the idea of grocery shopping into your activities. For example, when you
show pictures or props, pull them out of a brown paper or reusable grocery bag.
2. Integrate Useful Words and Phrases from the Inside Front Cover
• Attention! - After you’ve read the story once, read it again pointing to Mouse saying
“Attention!” when he is in a precarious situation.
• Allons cuisiner - play The Chain Game using the sentence “Allons cuisiner…” (See
Vocabulary Activities, page 10).
3. Make a Cultural Connection
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lot longer than American lunch breaks. In fact, French children often spend a few
hours at home to eat lunch and relax before returning to school for afternoon
classes. Special dinners are similarly long – adults may spend 2-3 hours at the
dinner table eating and chatting.
• Talk about typical foods from France that include the vocabulary as ingredients. For
example, la soupe à l’oignon, le poulet roti, etc.
4. Use the Book with Additional Themes
• Use the illustrations to introduce or review tableware vocabulary from Le goûter.
• Use the illustrations of Mouse to review the prepositions “sur” and “sous” introduced
in Cache-cache.
5. Connect to Language Together Set 1
• Use the illustrations of plates, bowls and cheese to review shapes.
• Count the items in the bags, the vegetables and the eggs to review numbers.
• Use the illustrations in the book to review body parts by asking “Combien y a-t-il?”
For example on pages 4-5 ask, “Combien d’yeux y a-t-il?” ; “Combien de bras y a-t-
il”
• Integrate food vocabulary from Bon appétit! and La fête des fruits as you talk about
meals.
D. LE GOÛTER - TABLEWARE
1. Enhance Your Lesson
Bring (disposable) tableware to class to use as props for teaching the vocabulary. If
possible, provide a set for each student or have them bring it from home.
2. Integrate Useful Words and Phrases from the Inside Front Cover
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Copyright © 2018-2022 Language Together LLC. All rights reserved. languagetogether.com• J’ai ____ - Using the prop tableware, demonstrate that you have certain items. Have
student mimic you with their prop tableware.
3. Make a Cultural Connection
• Learn the children’s song “Sur la table.”
• Talk about all the different words for straw in French. There are infographics online.
• Show a French-language video for children of how to set the table. There are many
on YouTube. Search “mettre la table pour enfants.”
4. Use the Book with Additional Themes
Use the vocabulary in the book as part of a food theme. Ask which tableware you would
use with specific foods: “Qu’est-ce qu’on utilise pour manger la soupe?”
5. Connect to Language Together Set 1
• The word “fou” was introduced in Fou de couleurs. Use “fou” to describe the way
the characters are using the tableware.
• Use the illustrations in Bonjour to talk about the theme vocabulary in Le goûter.
E. SURPRISE! - ART SUPPLIES
1. Enhance Your Lesson
Bring the art supplies in the story to class to use as props for teaching the vocabulary.
2. Integrate Useful Words and Phrases from the Inside Front Cover
• J’ai - Incorporate “J’ai” into vocabulary activities by showing students objects and
asking choice questions: “J’ai un crayon ou un stylo?”
• Hide an object in a cloth bag and ask “Qu’est-ce que j’ai?” Students feel the object
and guess what it is. Pull out the object, show it and say, for example, “Oui, j’ai un
stylo.”
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Copyright © 2018-2022 Language Together LLC. All rights reserved. languagetogether.com• Joyeux anniversaire! - Recognize students who celebrate their birthdays during the
current month by saying “Joyeux anniversaire!” and making cards or banners with
the birthday greeting.
3. Make a Cultural Connection
• Learn a French-language birthday song such as Joyeux anniversaire.
• Talk about other celebratory traditions such as celebrating a child’s saint name
day (i.e., January 3 is Saint Geneviève Day. So on that day, all girls named
Geneviève receive small gifts and congratulatory messages from friends and
family.
4. Use the Book with Additional Themes
Use the illustrations to practice the preposition “derrière” and the vocabulary. For
example, on page 4 ask, “Est-ce que le chat est derrière le papier?” On page 8, ask
“Est-ce que la souris est derrière la colle?”
5. Connect to Language Together Set 1
Use the illustrations to review shapes and colors.
F. UNE ÉTOILE EST NÉE! - FEELINGS
Explain that the phrase “lights, camera, action” is used to begin filming a movie or
television show.
1. Enhance Your Lesson
• Incorporate the idea of filming into your lesson. Say “lights, camera, action” as a
prompt for students to act out the vocabulary.
• Emojis are designed to represent emotions. Use printed or projected emojis to
represent the emotions in the book.
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• Je suis - Give students cards with emojis or pictures to represent an emotion. Ask
“Comment ça va?” They answer with “Je suis…” based on the card.
• Display photos of events associated with emotions (a roller coaster, wedding, losing
sports team, sick dog, etc). Ask “À ce moment-là, comment ça va?”
• Video record students saying “Je suis (adjective)” as they act out the theme
vocabulary.
3. Make a Cultural Connection
Show a short online French-language video designed to help children recognize their
emotions. Search “comprendre les émotions - enfants” for many options.
4. Use the Book with Additional Themes
Relate the vocabulary to the themes of other books by using the illustrations to talk
about feelings. Read the text on the page, then ask how the character is feeling. For
example, on page 15 of Bonne nuit, ask “Est-ce qu’il est triste ou est-ce qu’il a peur?”
Use page 14 of Surprise!, page 15 of Délicieux!, and pages 11 and 13 of Une belle
journée!, etc.
5. Connect to Language Together Set 1
• The word “étoile” was introduced to describe Mouse in Set 1 Beaucoup de formes.
Review the two meanings of the word as you discuss the title Une étoile est née!
• Use the illustrations to review colors.
• Use the illustrations in Set 1 books Abracadabra! and Amusons-nous! to reinforce
feelings vocabulary.
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1. Enhance Your Lesson
Take your class outside. Use the verb form “Je vois” from Set 1 as you reinforce the
theme vocabulary.
2. Integrate Useful Words and Phrases from the Inside Front Cover
• Une belle journée - Use “Un beau ____ / une belle ____” as you introduce theme
vocabulary and contrast le soleil with l‘herbe and les feuilles. Each time you say and
do the action for soleil, include the phrase “Un beau soleil!”
• Autre fois - Use “une autre fois” to ask students to repeat something they have
done well.
3. Make a Cultural Connection
• Learn the finger play “L’arraignée Gipsy.” It is the French language version of “The
Itsy Bitsy Spider.”
• Look at online weather forecasts for cities in France and Québec. Talk about
expressing temperature in Celsius. Use the theme vocabulary le soleil, la pluie, le
vent and les nuages as you talk about the weather in other places.
4. Use the Book with Additional Themes
Use the illustrations to review verbs from Regarde-moi!: courir, grimper, voler, danser,
sauter.
5. Connect to Language Together Set 1
Use the illustrations to review body parts and colors.
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H. QUAND JE SERAI GRAND - JOBS
1. Enhance Your Lesson
• Bring in a prop to represent each profession (e.g., a stethoscope, a police officer’s
hat, a paintbrush, toothbrush)
• Show photos of people working in French-speaking countries.
2. Integrate Useful Words and Phrases from the Inside Front Cover
• Je me demande - Incorporate the phrase “Je me demande” as you play Memory
(See Vocabulary Activities, page 10). Before you turn over a card, say, for example,
“Je me demande, c’est le facteur?”
• Qu’est-ce que tu seras? - Give students cards representing a profession. Ask
“Qu’est-ce que tu seras?” They answer based on the card.
3. Make a Cultural Connection
Mouse says he will be a famous rock star. Talk about famous musicians from French-
speaking countries and listen to one of their songs. Consider Céline Dion and her song
“J’irai ou tu iras.”
4. Use the Book with Additional Themes
• Use the illustrations to review feelings vocabulary from Une étoile est née.
• Use objects in the illustrations to reinforce vocabulary from other books such as le
pinceau, la carte, la dentifrice, le poisson and les ciseaux.
5. Connect to Language Together Set 1
Use the illustrations to play a search-and-find game with vocabulary from Set 1. Ask
students to find les bottes, les livres, une voiture, les dents, les lunettes de soleil, le
gants, le chapeau, le numéro 3, un cercle, etc.
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1. Enhance Your Lesson
Use the furniture in your setting as you teach the theme vocabulary. Also, bring in doll
furniture or pictures of furniture to use as props.
2. Integrate Useful Words and Phrases from the Inside Front Cover
• Dans, derrière, sous, sur - Give each student a paper cup and a pencil. Give
instructions with prepositions and model placing the objects: “Le crayon est dans la
tasse,” “Le crayon est sous la tasse,” “La tasse est derrière le crayon,” etc.
• Prêts ou pas!! - Use this phrase with activities that students start at the same time,
such as the Flip Race (See Vocabulary Activities, page 8).
• Encore une fois! - Use “encore une fois” to ask students to repeat something they
have done well.
3. Make a Cultural Connection
Show the painting La Chambre à Arles by Dutch artist Vincent Van Gogh, who spent
much of his adult life in France. With this painting, you can talk about various pieces of
furniture in relation to other pieces of furniture. This is an opportunity to review colors
and the verb “je vois” from Fou de couleurs in Set 1.
4. Use the Book with Additional Themes
Use the illustrations to practice the vocabulary in Bonne nuit! Show a two-page spread
and ask students where you do an activity: “Est-ce que je lis un livre à la table ou dans
une chaise?” ; “Est-ce que je me lave le visage dans le lavabo ou dans les toilettes?”
5. Connect to Language Together Set 1
• Review numbers and vocabulary from Set 1 by playing Cache-cache with pictures
or objects. Students cover their eyes and count as you hide the items. Display a
second set of cards and objects to remind students what they are looking for and
incorporate additional language. Have one or two students search at a time.
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Parts Tableware items/ Supplies Routine
Furniture
Bonjour! ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Abracadabra! ✔ ✔ ✔
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Fou de couleurs ✔ ✔
Chic et chouette! ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Photos rigolotes! ✔
La fête des fruits! ✔ ✔ ✔
Des chiffres ✔ ✔
chouettes!
Bon appétit! ✔
Beaucoup de ✔ ✔ ✔
formes!
Amusons-nous! ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
SET TWO
Un cadeau- ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
mystère
Regarde-moi ✔ ✔
Cache-cache ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Délicieux! ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Le goûter ✔ ✔
Surprise! ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Une étoile est ✔ ✔
née
Une belle ✔
journée
Quand je serai ✔ ✔
grand
Bonne nuit! ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Copyright © 2018 Language Together LLC. All rights reserved. www.languagetogether.net• Use the illustrations to review body parts from Set 1 by saying what parts of the
hidden characters you can see.
J. BONNE NUIT! - BEDTIME
1. Enhance Your Lesson
• Demonstrate a bedtime routine with actions and props. Set the scene by dimming
the lights and displaying a picture of the moon.
• Give students toy animals to put to bed and go through a bedtime routine.
2. Integrate Useful Words and Phrases from the Inside Front Cover
• C’est l’heure de … - Incorporate the phrase “C’est l’heure de …” as you do actions
representing the theme vocabulary: “C’est l’heure de prendre un bain. Je prends un
bain.”
• Use “C’est l’heure de...” as you move through your class routine. “C’est l’heure de
lire un livre.” “C’est l’heure de partir.”
3. Make a Cultural Connection
Learn the chorus of the traditional lullaby “Dodo, l’enfant do.” Sing as you act out putting toy
animals to bed.
4. Use the Book with Additional Themes
Use the illustrations to introduce or review emotions vocabulary from Une étoile est née.
5. Connect to Language Together Set 1
Use the illustrations to review shapes, colors, and toys from Set 1.
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A. SET TWO TEACHING OBJECTIVES
1. VOCABULARY ACQUISITION: Students will be able to point to/identify target
vocabulary from the book and also correctly name target vocabulary.
2. COMMUNICATION: Students will be able to use selected vocabulary from Useful
Words and Phrases in a communicative activity.
3. CULTURE: Students will be able to connect language taught in the book to useful
cultural information, e.g., give a brief description in their native language of a topic
related to the target-language culture.*
4. CONNECTIONS: Students will be able to make connections between French and
other subjects in their school curriculum, e.g., math, art, social studies, science, P.E.,
and music.*
*This objective/assessment will be optional depending on the specific
book content, the students’ level, and the appropriateness of the connection.
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The following standards are supported by the Vocabulary Activities listed below.
1. COMMUNICATION Page
Interpersonal Communication
Question-Answer with Sentence Frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Questions with Additional Familiar Vocabulary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Find and Name with Additional Familiar Vocabulary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Choral Sentence Completion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Guess the Drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Order Cards (Pair Work) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Mystery Card (Pair Work). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Memory (Pair Work or Small Group) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Word Sort (Pair Work) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 12
Interpretive Communication Page
Listen and Move . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Which Do You Like More? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Listen and Find (Pair Work) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Questions Answered by Pointing or Repeating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Order Picture Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Identify Illustrations from a Description . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Bingo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Teach with the Online Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Ordering with Prepositions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Say It Like This . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Presentational Communication Page
The Chain Game (Small Group). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
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Act It Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 12
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Copyright © 2018-2022 Language Together LLC. All rights reserved. languagetogether.com2. CULTURES
In the Book Guides, Make a Cultural Connection includes at least one suggestion for
integrating a cultural perspective, practice, or product.
3. CONNECTIONS
• Mathematics
A discussion of shapes using the illustrations of Surprise! and number concepts in
relation to the illustrations of Un Cadeau-mystère reinforces learning from the
mathematics curriculum for young learners. See the cultural connection for Quelle
belle journée! for work with systems of measurement.
• Art
For work with artwork, see the cultural connections for Cache-cache.
• Social Studies
Discussion of community and traditions correspond to social studies curricula.
Quand je serai reinforces learning about community and professions. For work with
traditions, see the cultural connections listed in the Book Guides for Un Cadeau-
mystère! and Délicieux!
• Science
For information related to weather, see the cultural connections for Une belle
journée. Concepts related to nutrition are reinforced through discussion of food
items in Délicieux! Une étoile est née! reinforces social and emotional learning
concepts related to health curricula. Un cadeau-mystère! supports a discussion of
egg-laying animals.
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For Regarde-moi!, the discussion of physical activities supports learning about
physical education.
• Music
Singing and rhythmic chanting reinforce music education curricula. To enhance the
concepts of rhythm and phrasing, see the choral repetition suggestions in the Set
Two Guide: Vocabulary Activities. See additional examples in the Book Guides for
Regarde-moi!; Quand je serai grand! and Bonne nuit!
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